Since vga is synonymous to the resolution 640x480 how can computer monitors and hdtvs still use the vga connector to display much higher resolutions?
2007-06-13 03:57:08 · 3 answers · asked by evolut1010 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
VGA is synonymous with 640x480x16 colours
Anything above this spec is an extension to VGA - sVGA, XGA etc etc are all extensions beyond VGA. But they all use the same cable and connector series. It's a connector, it carries whatever signals are present.
It's also the connector that was used for EGA... yet you don't ask why computers can display above 320x240x16 colour which was the EGA standard!
2007-06-13 04:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VGA itself implies 640x480, but higher resolutions are modifications to the VGA abbreviation. Rather than assign all the different codes to the name of the cable, they probably just left it as a VGA cable for simplicity's sake.
2007-06-13 11:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by jbone907 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vga does not have max resolution it can output to 1080p. the resolution depends only on the size n resolution of the monitor. dvi-dhas a crisp clear picture over vga which is y most people who can use it do.
2007-06-13 11:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋